Friday, May 02, 2014

Dear Concerned Citizens of Nigeria and Busy Bodies on Nairaland and other Political Gossips at Large,

We know you are concerned and worried about us, especially our parents and relations and hmm.. boyfriends too (lest you forget many of us were also fans of Whizkid and Davido before Boko Haram abducted us.)

Many of you have been asking for our names and photographs to be published.
We are sorry that this is no longer possible, because we are now married to our Muslim kidnappers and lovers and by Islamic custom and tradition, our names and photographs have changed to new ones and see the attached photographs of our new identity. So, you cannot see our faces in public. It is Haram!

Sadiq, take heart. Aisha sends her regards. Her husband even bought her funky designer glasses (see her attached photograph. Cute?)
She is adjusting fast and sometimes we even share jokes here.

Yes. It is bitter, but it a fact of life. We are no longer virgins.
How many Muslim wives are virgins, so stop speculating.
Are we happy?
How many married women are even happily married these days?
I beg let us stop fooling ourselves.
Many of us are living in bondage even those who pretend to be happy in their Christian homes.
Is domestic violence not so rampant in many homes in the south?
And more Nigerian girls are still attacked and ra-ped daily in Lagos, Port Harcourt and other places.
Evil is evil and evil doers are evil doers no matter their location or religion.
What matters most to us is to be alive and well.
As as our French teacher always said, C'est la vie.
Life is fair and foul.
But Life goes on.